[Vision2020] Interesting Report by S&P on Michigan's Govt Schools
Dan Carscallen
predator75@moscow.com
Wed, 5 Feb 2003 08:43:16 -0800
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Alas, there's the rub. I'm paying for it, so I might as well use it, =
right?
IF I were given a "voucher" to send my kids to the private schools, I =
might look at going that direction. But then I have to worry about =
religious indoctrination . . .
(tongue firmly planted in cheek)
DC
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From: Douglas=20
To: vision2020@moscow.com=20
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 8:51 AM
Subject: [Vision2020] Interesting Report by S&P on Michigan's Govt =
Schools
Dear visionaries,
When the debate over government education erupts again, and when =
everyone=20
rolls their eyes in that "here we go again fashion," the hidden =
assumption=20
is that the pro-private education sector is simply fulfilling Winston=20
Churchill's definition of a fanatic -- someone who can't change his =
mind,=20
and won't change the subject. Why do we have to keep talking about this?
Why can't we just go back to those halcyon days when those hundreds of=20
tax-paying parents of kids in private education just handed over the =
money=20
and kept their traps shut about it? Maybe the reason the debate =
continues=20
is because the unreasonable taxation continues. When you do the=20
"Rodney-King-can't-we-all-just-get-along-thing," your zeal for peace and =
quiet does not extend so far as to let me keep the thousands of dollars=20
forcibly lifted from me in order to keep your schools running.
If I pay the six bucks, I get to see the movie, right? If I pay =
thousands=20
of dollars toward the government schools, what do I get? Does it include =
the right to debate the question in an appropriate forum?
"Shut up, you Taliban-types! We are busy over here, using your money to=20
teach these kids the importance of democracy!"
Cordially,
Douglas Wilson
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Alas, there's the rub. I'm paying =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>(tongue firmly planted in =
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>DC</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><BR></DIV>Dear visionaries,<BR><BR>When the debate over government=20
education erupts again, and when everyone <BR>rolls their eyes in that =
"here we=20
go again fashion," the hidden assumption <BR>is that the pro-private =
education=20
sector is simply fulfilling Winston <BR>Churchill's definition of a =
fanatic --=20
someone who can't change his mind, <BR>and won't change the subject. Why =
do we=20
have to keep talking about this?<BR><BR>Why can't we just go back to =
those=20
halcyon days when those hundreds of <BR>tax-paying parents of kids in =
private=20
education just handed over the money <BR>and kept their traps shut about =
it?=20
Maybe the reason the debate continues <BR>is because the unreasonable =
taxation=20
continues. When you do the =
<BR>"Rodney-King-can't-we-all-just-get-along-thing,"=20
your zeal for peace and <BR>quiet does not extend so far as to let me =
keep the=20
thousands of dollars <BR>forcibly lifted from me in order to keep your =
schools=20
running.<BR><BR>If I pay the six bucks, I get to see the movie, right? =
If I pay=20
thousands <BR>of dollars toward the government schools, what do I get? =
Does it=20
include <BR>the right to debate the question in an appropriate=20
forum?<BR><BR>"Shut up, you Taliban-types! We are busy over here, using =
your=20
money to <BR>teach these kids the importance of=20
democracy!"<BR><BR>Cordially,<BR><BR>Douglas=20
Wilson<BR><BR><BR><BR>___________________________________________________=
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